Problem
Prob. 7-03
| Problem 7-03 | |||||||
| Newfonia, Inc. | |||||||
| Competitors' Product Information | |||||||
| Operating | Battery | Opr. Costs | |||||
| Company | Price | Wt. (oz.) | Size (In.) | Features | Program | life (hrs) | (Batt./Prg/) |
| Oldphonia | 575 | 4 | 4.8 x 3.2 | 15 | BranchOS | 50 | High |
| Simphonia | 195 | 7.5 | 5.1 x 3.3 | 9 | Hardmark* | 12 | Low |
| Colliefonia | 450 | 8.8 | 5.3 x 3.3 | 12 | Easyware** | 25 | Moderately high |
| Note: BranchOS® is one of the most recognized operating software programs for smartphones. | |||||||
| *New unproven software, unique to Simphonia | |||||||
| **Well-received proprietary software, used on many smartphones for several years | |||||||
| Consumer Panel Ratings | |||||||
| Attribute | Oldphonia | Simphonia | Colliefonia | ||||
| Initial cost | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||||
| Reliability | 5 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Ease of use | 4 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Features | 4 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Operating cost | 5 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Weight | 5 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Size | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Prob. 7-05
| Problem 7-05 | |||||||||||||||||
| Georgio’s Giant Gyros | |||||||||||||||||
| Competitors' Product Information | |||||||||||||||||
| Company | Price | Size (oz.) | Calories * | Sodium (mg) * | Fat (%) * | Price/Oz. | Calories/Oz.* | Sodium/Oz.* | Fat (%) * | ||||||||
| Georgio's | 3.00 | 5.5 | 440 | 875 | 13 | Georgio’s Targets | $0.51/oz. | 70/oz | 110/ oz. | 13% | |||||||
| Kingyro | 4.25 | 7.5 | 640 | 930 | 23 | ||||||||||||
| Antonio's | 3.25 | 6 | 540 | 950 | 16 | * Lower is better | Total Sodium | ||||||||||
| 605 mg. | |||||||||||||||||
| * Lower is better | |||||||||||||||||
| Consumer Panel Ratings vs. Importance | Competitive Evaluation Ranking (Based on per ounce comparison for gyros) | ||||||||||||||||
| Attribute | Georgio’s | Kingyro | Antonio's | Overall | Price | Size | Calories | Sodium | Fat | Facility | Work Proced. | ||||||
| Moistness | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | Georgio’s | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | |||||
| Flavor | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | Kingyro | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||
| Healthy food (nutricious) | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | Antonio's | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | |||||
| Visual appeal | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Speedy svc. - staff | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Speedy svc. - kitchen | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Menu board | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Order accuracy | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Good Value | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Consumer Ratings of Competitors | |||||||||||||||||
| Attribute | Georgio’s | Kingyro | Antonio's | ||||||||||||||
| Moistness | 2 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Flavor | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Healthy food (nutricious) | 5 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Visual appeal | 3 | 4 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Speedy svc. - staff | 5 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Speedy svc. - kitchen | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Menu board | 3 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Order accuracy | 5 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Good Value | 5 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Prob. 7-12
| Problem 7-12 | ||||
| ACM, Inc. | ||||
| 25.7660 | 24.4550 | 25.5250 | 26.0340 | 24.6960 |
| 23.5730 | 25.0160 | 25.5160 | 25.1240 | 24.7520 |
| 25.0420 | 25.8750 | 25.8910 | 25.3810 | 24.6040 |
| 24.7770 | 25.9860 | 24.5410 | 24.6470 | 24.8460 |
| 25.1670 | 24.3680 | 25.5090 | 24.7310 | 25.4070 |
| 24.1200 | 25.2890 | 24.5230 | 25.1860 | 25.0290 |
| 24.6690 | 24.8810 | 25.2620 | 25.4380 | 25.2180 |
| 24.8250 | 25.3010 | 24.8680 | 25.1980 | 25.4550 |
| 24.7630 | 24.9140 | 25.0670 | 25.6620 | 25.2270 |
| 25.5640 | 25.5930 | 24.8110 | 25.3290 | 25.8350 |
| 25.1051 |
Prob. 7-13
| Problem 7-13 | ||||
| MicroKeeb Co. Computer Chip Design | ||||
| 2.001 | 2.000 | 2.001 | 1.998 | 1.999 |
| 2.000 | 2.000 | 2.002 | 1.999 | 2.000 |
| 1.998 | 1.999 | 2.001 | 2.000 | 2.000 |
| 2.000 | 1.999 | 2.001 | 2.001 | 2.000 |
| 2.000 | 2.002 | 2.000 | 2.000 | 2.001 |
Prob. 7-16
| Problem 7-16 | ||
| BearingPort 778 Airplane | ||
| Processes P & Q | ||
| Dimension | Process P | Process Q |
| Value (mm) - x | Probability | Probability |
| 0.20 | 0 | 0.02 |
| 0.21 | 0.12 | 0.03 |
| 0.22 | 0.12 | 0.15 |
| 0.23 | 0.12 | 0.15 |
| 0.24 | 0.28 | 0.30 |
| 0.25 | 0.12 | 0.15 |
| 0.26 | 0.12 | 0.15 |
| 0.27 | 0.12 | 0.03 |
| 0.28 | 0 | 0.02 |
Prob. 7-17
| Problem 7-17 | ||||
| Call-Nowait handling time | ||||
| 6.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 5.0 | 5.5 |
| 7.3 | 6.6 | 6.2 | 4.3 | 6.7 |
| 5.5 | 4.8 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.4 |
| 5.1 | 5.6 | 7.4 | 6.1 | 6.3 |
| 5.9 | 7.1 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 6.2 |
Prob. 7-30
| Problem 7 - 30 | ||
| National Partamiento Co. | ||
| Months | Failures | Number in Service |
| 0 | 24440 | |
| 1 | 1 | 24439 |
| 2 | 3 | 24436 |
| 3 | 6 | 24430 |
| 4 | 10 | 24420 |
| 5 | 11 | 24409 |
| 6 | 14 | 24395 |
| 7 | 20 | 24375 |
| 8 | 21 | 24354 |
| 9 | 23 | 24331 |
| 10 | 30 | 24301 |
| 11 | 31 | 24270 |
| 12 | 29 | 24241 |